SAFC 1952-1953 Football League Division 1 Season Review

Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Finished
42 15 13 14 68 82 9th

By Season End

Sunderland AFC finished 9th at the end of the 1952-1953 season scoring 68 goals, conceding 82 with a goal difference of -14.

The Goals

Trevor Ford contributed the most goals in the 1952-1953 Football League Division 1 season, netting 20 (0.48 goals per game). With a goalscoring average of 0.62 goals per game the Rokerites netted a total of 42 goals at Roker Park conceding 27 (15), away from home scoring 26 and conceding 55 (-29) with an away goalscoring average of 1.62 and an overall goalscoring average of 0.62 goals per game.

The Wins

The season finished in 1952-1953 with 15 wins, a win ratio of 35.71%, the Sunderland AFC faithful at Roker Park enjoyed 11 wins and the travelling support saw 4 games won.

The Draws

Of the 42 games played the Rokerites managed 13 draws by the end of the 1952-1953 season, 9 draws at Roker Park and 4 away from home.

The Losses

In total SAFC lost 14 games, 1 games lost at Roker Park (27 goals conceded) and 13 games lost away (55 goals conceded).

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